Anti-inflammatory activity of chitooligosaccharides in vivo

Marine Drugs

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1763-1768

  Fernandes, João C ^a   Spindola, Humberto ^b   De Sousa, Vanessa ^b   Santos Silva, Alice ^c,d   Pintado, Manuela E ^a   Malcata, Francisco Xavier ^a   Carvalho, João E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Animal model; Anti inflammatory; Chitooligosaccharides

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; CHITOOLIGOSACCHARIDE 3; CHITOOLIGOSACCHARIDE 5; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG MIXTURE; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LD 50; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77954239729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md8061763     Document Type: Article

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